Rig Rundown - Black Label Society's Nick Catanese

http://www.premierguitar.com PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Chicago, IL, where he catches up with Black Label Society's guitarist, Nick Catanese. In this video segment, we talk all things gear, Nick's beliefs on effects and his big move from Washburn to PRS. Recently, Nick has started using PRS guitars and later this year they'll be coming out with his signature model that will feature a double-cutaway, a Floyd Rose trem and EMG pickups. For amps, in BLS he uses Marshall heads and cabs from Zakk Wylde's Wall of Doom and for his own project Speed X he uses Fuchs Viper 100 heads and Electro Voice cabinets. For effects, he uses his signature Fuchs distortion pedal, the Noxious, a Dunlop Rotovibe, BOSS Stereo Chorus, Dunlop wah wah and Morley Bad Horsey.

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[SlippstersVideos]

Nick you rocked my world On the European Invasion Doom Troopin Live DVD...fuck what a show!! Krank -it-LOUD!what more can I say?

ALL RESPECT TO BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

SDMF

Slippster \\nn//

[smacman68]

Many of the comments I have read are quite baffling. PRS guitars not metal enough for Black Label? Come on man, get real. Nick was right when he states "metal is in your hands". I have seen black metal bands use First Act guitars and I have seen Pop rock bands using BC Rich Warlocks. Does not matter. Your head, hands and heart determine what comes out of the amp, and that's a fact. Rock on Brothers and Sisters of the Faith!

[Mojothestrange]

@TheRealJakeAllen

Wow! .54? Isn't that really floppy in a#? I usually use a .56 in c but then again, personal preference and all, what the hell do i know. Try a .62 though man, should even out the string tension a bit. Peace.

[0Heavy0Metal0]

The picture @ 0:48 is just awesome!

[0Heavy0Metal0]

You said it brother! 

[sonicfuker]

Neat guy.

[MrArazael]

SDMF!! GREETINGS FROM BLACK LABEL ORDER CHAPTER SAN FELIPE BC!! WE SO PROUD OF BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, NICK CATANESE!!

[TheRealJakeAllen]

@aznjt I play deathcore, and I still use an SE Custom 24 that I fit to hold .012-.054 strings for Drop A# tuning.

[HEADBANGBALLER]

@dabc587 You are 100% right my new friend. I realize that certain guitars have many different tonal ranges. Like you said, a Gibson will give you a thicker, fatter sound. A Strat a bright, clear sound. I guess what I really was getting at was the visual stigma and streotypes. I saw Dave Navorro playing a pink Hello Kitty guitar that his girlfriend Carmen Electra gave to him. It was a Strat, but he rocked the house! Good post!

[dabc587]

@HEADBANGBALLER Good man, that´s the way it should be done. However the quality of your guitar needs to be one of your priorities (way before the FX and amplifier). The sound of a Squier is not going to be the same as one Fender which I´d love to have because they have a thicker sound than Gibson but the look is not necesary in order to play, for instance, Hendrix had a strato, and the way he sounded was AMAZING, he didn´t need like a "custom" model or something he just plugged that damn thing!

[HEADBANGBALLER]

I have two boys that believe the hype, that only certain kinds of guitars can play certain kinds of music. In order to play Avenged Seven Fold, you just have to have the Schecter Synyster Gates signiture guitar ($1000). They don't beleive you can play the same thing with a Fender Strat. I guess the "look" is the most important thing to them. When I play a A7X track with my Squire Tele, they are amazed! They will learn...

[dabc587]

@HEADBANGBALLER YEah man, I tought I was the only one who thinks that way.